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The Fish and Wildlife Service removed the gray wolf from the Endangered species list in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. A preliminary injunction has reversed that decision.

Marmots are sometimes referred to as 'tundra bears' because of their cuddly appearance or 'whistlers' because of their alarm call, and are a social species.

Delisting the gray wolf makes sense in some states but where the species was reintroduced strong feelings make hunting the focus and appropriate management less likely.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center forecasts the continuing effects of a moderate La Niña, bringing more rain and snow to the NW and extended drought to the SW and NE U.S.

With so many options for fly fishers when it comes to trout and trout-ish destinations, wild brook trout that thrive in backcountry waters are generally forsaken.

The ESA as it is now proposed would not have saved many species. Minimizing the importance of critical habitat is one of the key issues in the changes being considered.

Measuring more than 2800 km, BC's Great Northern Circle Tour explores the unpopulated wilds of both the historic Alaska Highway and untamed Stewart-Cassiar Highway.

At the right time of year, guests to Idaho's Sun Valley Resort can enjoy world-class skiing, outdoor ice skating and championship golf.

Glaciers have impacted much of the world's landscapes at one time or another. Learn how they form, how they thrive and how they die.

Here's a basic overview of the wide variety of types of lodging available in Wyoming's popular Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park.

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service must decide whether or not to remove the controversial gray wolf from federal protections in the northern Rocky Mountains.

Wolves have become a symbol of wildlife, nature and the health of an eco-system. Although seen as a threat, wolves are often in fact threatened.

Well into the 1970s the Hudson's Bay Company recruited their trainee fur-traders in the United Kingdom and sent them to their trading posts in isolated Inuit settlements.

Winter outdoor activities in Alaska include skiing and snowshoeing, along with opportunities to try ice climbing, dogsledding, ice fishing, and ice carving.

Hunted to extinction in the west by the 1920s, reintroduced wolves now have healthy populations, but recently approved sport hunting could disrupt their pack structure.